Arundel Street, 3, Fremantle WA 6160
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Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 3 ARUNDEL STREETAddress3 Arundel Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23040Location DescriptionStreet Number3Construction Commenced1885Construction MaterialOther – GLASS: GlassWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsOCCUPATIONS: Technology & technological changeStatement Of SignificanceDuplex, 3-5 Arundel Street is a typical brick and tile single storey duplex dating from 1885. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of Fremantle. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is a simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThere are two possible reasons for the naming of Arundel St. Edward George Fitzalan Howard, First Baron Howard of Glossop, 2nd son of the 13th Duke of Norfolk, was MP for Arundel in England from 1853-1868. Howard St joins Arundel St, both possibly named for him. The Surveyor Charles Wedge was employed by the Municipality in 1875. His wife was Frances Bethia (Fanny), nee Wrighte, and her father was Arundel Wrighte, a pioneer of Box Hill, Victoria. In 1884 the land on which Duplex, 3-5 Arundel Street stands was part of the much bigger Lot 930. In 1884, Lot 930 consisted of three undeveloped lots owned individually by Henry Hardman a jeweller, Henry McKaals a master mariner and Robert Howson, ship builder. By the following year Lot 930 was subdivided into four lots, one vacant and three with cottages built on them, including 3-5 Arundel Street. Robert Howson owned a large parcel of land bound by Arundel, Howard and what is today known as the Esplanade. Robert Howson was a noted shipbuilder who operated a boatyard from this land and was assisted by his son James a carpenter who subsequently owned and occupied 1 Arundel Street. Howson was contracted by merchants J & W Bateman to build luggers for the north west of the colony. Howson owned the vacant lot and two of the cottages including Duplex 3-5. Howson also built a boatshed and boat yard on the remaining undeveloped lot c. 1892-93. No 3, a five roomed cottage, was occupied by Captain John C Pincombe, a master mariner. Pincombe occupied the five room cottage until c.1896 when James Cowen, manager of McIlwraith, McEactron & Co, became the new tenant. A 1913 PWD plan shows the place abutting number 5, both of which are constructed of stone or brick and have not been extended to the rear. A 1947 aerial photograph shows the place appears to have been extended to the rear by this time. Physical DescriptionDuplex, 3-5 Arundel Street is a single storey, rendered masonry and tile duplex. No 3 Arundel Street has a symmetrical facade and was constructed in c 1885 as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are now rendered masonry. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The symmetrical facade has a central front door, flanked on either side by a set of three timber framed casement windows with leadlighting. The verandah is under a continuous tiled roof and is supported by concrete Corinthian pillars. There is a low level rendered masonry wall with metal gate to the front boundary. There is a capped dividing wall visible above the roofs between Nos 3 and 5.AssociationRobert Howson, ship builderPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityHigh degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings
Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusYesLocal Government Statutory Listing Date8/03/2007
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date18/09/2000Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
RELATED
Arundel Street, 3, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/26325